Mandy Moore - Coverage - This album shouldn't really be a guilty pleasure, but simply because it's being sung by Mandy Moore it automatically is. The album is an album consisting entirely of cover songs, and these songs are nothing to feel guilty about. They're excellent songs being modernized but not at all butchered. It's worth a listen no matter what age you are. It's a generation bridging album. Key tracks: Everything.
Jewel - 0304 - This artist shouldn't really be considered a guilty pleasure, but because of the buzz surrounding her selling out, she seems to have become just that. Anyway, the album itself, despite a few songs, aren't all that different from her past offerings. I wouldn't call this album selling out, but rather experimenting. It's a healthy offering of folk pop songs, with a little bit of electronic experimentation thrown in. Regardless, her statement about making this album was simply to put out something that would be fun and put a smile on people's faces in these dark times. In that it succeeded and isn't that what music is for? To provide people with joy? Key tracks: Leave the Lights On, 2 Find U, Doin' Fine, 2 Become 1, Yes U Can
And there you have it, the best guilty pleasures of 2003. Now go out and have a listen and despite the title, don't feel guilty about it, just enjoy.
Article comments
1 - BrownBoognish
I can proudly state that i am not guilty of owning or listening to any of those albums.